Samaya
Samaya was the 1756th most popular name for girls in 2025, given to 116 babies. Its best year was 2007, when it ranked 1161st with 221 babies. Over the last ten years it has moved up 35 places. More babies were named Samaya in the 2010s than in any other decade.
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- Rank in 2025
- #1,756 girls, up 377 places since 2020
- Babies in 2025
- 116girls
- Girls and boys
- Almost always a girl’s name2021–2025
- Peak year
- 2007221 babies
- Total since 1880
- 3,164babies recorded
Samaya popularity since 1880
| Year | Rank (girls) | Babies (girls) |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | #1,756 | 116 |
| 2020 | #2,133 | 86 |
| 2010 | #1,736 | 121 |
| 2000 | #3,327 | 41 |
| 1990 | — | — |
| 1980 | #11,743 | 5 |
| 1970 | — | — |
| 1960 | — | — |
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| 1940 | — | — |
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| 1890 | — | — |
| 1880 | — | — |
How popular is Samaya, counting every spelling?
Samaya is the most common spelling of a name family that ranked #1,359 for girls in 2025 once every spelling is counted together, compared with #1,756 for Samaya on its own. Together these spellings went to 146 girls in 2025.
| Spelling | Babies 2025 | Official rank | Babies 2021–2025 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Samaya | 116 | #1,756 | 477 |
| Samayah | 24 | #5,371 | 88 |
Spellings count together when they sound the same in American English and are used for the same sex; nicknames and forms that sound different (such as Theo and Theodore) are kept apart. How we group spellings.
How many kids will share the name Samaya?
116 of the 3,606,400 babies born in the US in 2025 were named Samaya (0.03 per 1,000 births). For a girl named Samaya born in 2025, the chance that another child with the same name is in a class of 20 children the same age is under 1 in 50. If every grade liked the name as much as the 2025 babies do, only about one elementary school in 72 (of 430 pupils) would have a child named Samaya.
Shares of all registered births (NCHS); classes assumed to be children born the same year. How we estimate this.
How old are people named Samaya?
About 3,100 people born in the US named Samaya are alive today, with a median age of 15; half are between 9 and 19. That makes Samaya mostly worn by children and young adults.
Babies given the name each year (SSA) times the share of that birth year still alive (SSA life tables). Counts people born in the US only. Method.
Samaya by state
How common Samaya was among girls born in each state in 2021–2025. It is notably more common than nationally in New York (2.2×), Florida (1.6×). In 42 states fewer than five girls a year got the name, too few for SSA to publish, so those states show as zero.
Names with a similar history
These names rose and fell in step with Samaya: their share of US girls followed the most similar curve since 1880. If you like Samaya, they share its era and feel.
Questions about the name Samaya
How popular is the name Samaya?
Samaya was the 1756th most popular name for girls in 2025, given to 116 babies. Its best year was 2007, when it ranked 1161st with 221 babies. Over the last ten years it has moved up 35 places. More babies were named Samaya in the 2010s than in any other decade.
Is Samaya a boy or girl name?
In 2021–2025, almost always a girl’s name given the name Samaya in the US.
Where is Samaya most popular?
In 2021–2025, Samaya was most common in New York (0.13 per 1,000 girls), followed by Florida and California.